Angle lets TV station into party

A local television station banned by Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle's campaign will be allowed to cover her on election night after all.

KLAS, the Las Vegas CBS affiliate, cut a deal with Republican officials Monday, agreeing to send a different reporter than the one Angle's camp accused of ambushing the candidate at the airport last week, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.

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The station's news director told the paper KLAS stands by the reporting of Nathan Baca but will send different reporters to the GOP's election night party at the Venetian hotel-casino Tuesday night.

"If that was what it takes to provide that coverage to our audience, I am willing to make that concession," Ron Comings said.

Camera crews from KLAS and another Las Vegas station met Angle at McCarran International Airport on Friday and pressed her to answer questions. Angle's campaign denounced what they called the paparazzi-like tactics and initially said both stations would be banned in retaliation. Later, the campaign said only KLAS would be banned. An Angle spokeswoman said the station's report on the incident inaccurately stated Angle refused to answer questions.

Angle told POLITICO her objection to the cameras was only motivated by concern about airport security.

The station called on national and local Republicans over the weekend to help persuade Angle's camp to drop the ban.